Foreign aidSouth and Central AsiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Bangladesh
The US gave Bangladesh $319.4 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $1.82 per person, 18th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $319.4 million in foreign assistance for Bangladesh and disbursed $393.7 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Bangladesh ranks 18th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 44.2% from $572.5 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $445.8 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2020, at $573.6 million. In total, $4.8 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Bangladesh in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($184.6 million, 57.8% of the total). By sector, the largest was Humanitarian Assistance ($142.3 million, 44.5%). That sector includes: Protection, Assistance and Solutions; Migration Management; Disaster Readiness. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.9 million (0.6%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $413,414 has been reported so far. Agencies report to ForeignAssistance.gov quarterly and with a lag, so this page uses FY2025 for comparisons. The figures cover aid recorded for Bangladesh itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the South and Central Asia page).
US aid to Bangladesh by year
Bangladesh: $319M in FY2025, against a peak of $574M in FY2020
Obligations by fiscal year and managing agency, FY2015–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is incomplete. Net de-obligations are drawn as zero.
- Other agencies
- Defense Department
- State Department
- USAID
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | USAID | State Department | Defense Department | Other agencies | Total obligated | Disbursed | Per person | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $207.9M | $18.3M | $77.6M | $3.3M | $307.0M | $332.0M | $1.93 | 25 |
| FY2016 | $211.5M | $18.8M | $439,480 | $34.8M | $265.5M | $269.1M | $1.65 | 31 |
| FY2017 | $178.9M | $81.5M | $341,000 | $10.0M | $270.7M | $268.4M | $1.67 | 30 |
| FY2018 | $321.1M | $220.9M | $12.3M | $4.9M | $559.1M | $364.1M | $3.42 | 18 |
| FY2019 | $273.1M | $161.8M | $6.9M | $681,543 | $442.4M | $391.2M | $2.68 | 24 |
| FY2020 | $322.3M | $250.1M | $45,320 | $1.3M | $573.6M | $371.6M | $3.45 | 20 |
| FY2021 | $359.1M | $124.3M | $5.1M | $19.5M | $508.0M | $395.5M | $3.03 | 21 |
| FY2022 | $341.2M | $124.7M | $111,128 | $2.6M | $468.6M | $535.9M | $2.77 | 23 |
| FY2023 | $326.9M | $121.2M | $2.5M | $39.5M | $490.1M | $554.5M | $2.86 | 22 |
| FY2024 | $447.7M | $90.1M | $0 | $34.7M | $572.5M | $485.3M | $3.30 | 25 |
| FY2025 | $184.6M | $130.7M | $0 | $4.1M | $319.4M | $393.7M | $1.82 | 18 |
| FY2026* | -$1.3M | $1.7M | $0 | $7,000 | $413,414 | $103.5M | $0.00 | 83 |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $184.6 million | 57.8% |
| Department of State | $130.7 million | 40.9% |
| Department of Labor | $4.0 million | 1.3% |
| Department of the Treasury | $138,989 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $142.3 million | 44.5% |
| Health | $104.1 million | 32.6% |
| Economic Development | $33.5 million | 10.5% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $22.3 million | 7.0% |
| Program Support | $15.4 million | 4.8% |
| Peace and Security | $1.9 million | 0.6% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Protection, Assistance and Solutions | $140.9 million | 44.1% |
| Maternal and Child Health | $40.0 million | 12.5% |
| Tuberculosis | $26.3 million | 8.2% |
| Agriculture | $21.5 million | 6.7% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $18.1 million | 5.7% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $14.9 million | 4.7% |
| Nutrition | $14.3 million | 4.5% |
| Civil Society | $9.4 million | 2.9% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $7.8 million | 2.5% |
| Political Competition and Consensus-Building | $7.5 million | 2.4% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $228.9M | $237.2M | $190.8M | $313.2M | $142.3M |
| Health | $140.2M | $74.1M | $47.9M | $86.8M | $104.1M |
| Economic Development | $53.1M | $66.1M | $102.7M | $66.3M | $33.5M |
| Program Support | $42.7M | $34.6M | $25.2M | $40.8M | $15.4M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $17.7M | $20.4M | $41.0M | $23.2M | $22.3M |
| Peace and Security | $20.1M | $25.3M | $52.3M | $6.6M | $1.9M |
| Education and Social Services | $1.0M | $10.2M | $30.1M | $35.6M | $0 |
| Environment | $4.1M | $824,660 | $198,500 | $56,263 | $0 |
Who carried out the work, FY2025
Implementing partners by type, as reported to ForeignAssistance.gov. “Government” includes US agencies that carry out programs themselves and partner-country governments.
| Partner type | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multilateral | $159.4 million | 49.9% |
| NGO | $82.1 million | 25.7% |
| Enterprises | $48.2 million | 15.1% |
| Government | $18.4 million | 5.8% |
| Church and Faith Based | $6.4 million | 2.0% |
| Networks | $3.8 million | 1.2% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $1.2 million | 0.4% |
How Bangladesh compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Colombia | $390.4 million |
| Haiti | $337.0 million |
| Bangladesh (this page) | $319.4 million |
| Marshall Islands | $307.4 million |
| Taiwan | $300.5 million |
Other countries in South and Central Asia
- Pakistan$196M
- India$104M
- Nepal$56M
- Tajikistan$35M
- Sri Lanka$24M
- Kyrgyzstan$21M
- Uzbekistan$20M
- Kazakhstan$16M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Bangladesh?
- $319.4 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $393.7 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $4.8 billion.
- How much US aid does Bangladesh get per person?
- About $1.82 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 175,686,899.
- How much USAID funding goes to Bangladesh?
- USAID managed $184.6 million of the FY2025 total (57.8%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to Bangladesh spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Humanitarian Assistance $142.3 million (44.5%); Health $104.1 million (32.6%); Economic Development $33.5 million (10.5%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $22.3 million (7.0%).
- Has US aid to Bangladesh gone up or down?
- FY2025: $319.4 million; FY2024: $572.5 million (down 44.2%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2020 ($573.6 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Bangladesh?
- In FY2025, $1.9 million (0.6%) of obligations for Bangladesh was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov.
Sources and notes
- ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State), complete dataset (us_foreign_aid_complete.csv), version of 02 Sep 2026, retrieved 2026-10-06. Obligations and disbursements in current (nominal) US dollars by U.S. fiscal year (October to September), FY2015–FY2026; FY2026 is incomplete. Public domain.
- Population: World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.POP.TOTL (updated 2026-07-13), CC BY 4.0.
- Per-person figures divide the fiscal-year obligations by the World Bank population for the same calendar year.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.